Colby at the UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/colbycovmma
The 'Real American Freestyle' has struck gold. Recently, the organization gained fame by announcing fights involving several well-known UFC athletes, and the latest one has been causing quite a stir. Former UFC champions, the talkative ones... Colby covington e Luke Rockhold They will face each other at RAF 5, a wrestling event scheduled to take place on January 10th in Florida (USA).
The company itself announced the important and surprising fight through its social networks last Wednesday (3). Covington x Rockhold will be the main fight of the first RAF show in the 2026 season. It is worth noting that the controversial athletes, in their respective primes, impressed and were successful in the UFC. In the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg), Colby was interim champion and fought for the linear title three times. Luke was champion of the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg). The expectation is that the 'bad boys', who like to talk, will promote the duel aggressively and constantly.
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Besides Colby covington e Luke RockholdOther well-known wrestlers have agreed to compete in wrestling at RAF. They are: BoNickal, Belal Muhammad |, Chad Mendes, Holly holm, Joaquin buckley, Michael chandler, Yoel romero, Among others.
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